Originally Posted By leemac OLC has also bought the land and buildings where the failed NK Hall sits in the middle of the Bayside official hotels. It has been sat idle for many years.
Originally Posted By leemac It had a capacity of 7,000. It did hold some concerts etc. but I think even the corporate convention traffic dried up. I think it has been shuttered for at least eight years now.
Originally Posted By Mr X Only reason I was even aware of it was 'cause of the signs along the road. Hopefully OLC will do something interesting with it!
Originally Posted By leemac It all depends on progress on the third park - it will become a parking structure if the third park goes ahead. Otherwise another hotel.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros This is the first I've heard any rumblings about a 3rd park in Tokyo. Do they have the land to build it, or would they need to reclaim more from the bay?
Originally Posted By leemac It is under development. No timescale for when it might be approved - it isn't in the current five year plan view. OLC can't reclaim more land - Tokyo metropolitan government don't want any more reclamation. However they have sufficient land to build a new park.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Tokyo metropolitan government >>> Since the resort is just outside their jurisdiction (by less than 1000 feet, but still), would they really have a say? Or perhaps you were speaking more loosely about some regional governing body. I would think that Chiba prefecture would be very much interested in the economic development that additional land at the resort would bring, and with very little downside. Of course, anti-reclamation groups will draw a line at the status quo and oppose anything new.
Originally Posted By leemac Tokyo effectively controls the waterways and therefore any reclamation - even in a different prefecture - would require their approval. The waterways are already very congested and any reclamation would impact that.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct I would think the land for the third park is currently the parking lot.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "This is the first I've heard any rumblings about a 3rd park in Tokyo." Let's play a game and guess what the theme will be. I'm betting on the obvious: a studio park.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^^Wow! That would be amazing! They could use all kinds of obvious movies to tie in various attractions and shows. Maybe a tram tour of the 'back lot' facades and 'shooting locations' Here's hoping.
Originally Posted By Brad "Since the resort is just outside their jurisdiction (by less than 1000 feet, but still), would they really have a say? Or perhaps you were speaking more loosely about....." Superdry, please read the following post in a COMPLETE spirit of friendliness with NO mallace intended; When reading your post I suddenly had a flachback(unbidden)to the old SNL William Shatner "Get a life" sketch when the Trekkie nerd asks how many horses Shatner has on his property. When Shatner gives a figure the nerd asks something like "Does that include the foal born last week?" There was just a similarity that made me chuckle!
Originally Posted By SuperDry I'll take that comment in the manner it was intended, coming from someone else posting on a Disney fan message board. Nobody here should be throwing stones from their glass castle!
